Ladder kiddie slide



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1 F. G.'WEST LADDER KIDDIE SLIDE Filed p 2'?) 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l v 8111mm I (I I I Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

FRANKLIN G. WEST, OF DEERFIELD, KANSAS.

LADDER KIDDIE SLIDE.

Application filed September 27, 1924. Serial No. 740,301.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN G. nsr,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Deerfield, in the county of Kearny and State of Kansas, have lnvented a new and useful Ladder Kiddie Slide of which the changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the device set up foruse asa step ladder;

Fig. is a side elevation of the device shown'arranged for use as a kiddie slide for larger children I Fig. 3 is a similar view shown in the position forsmall children;

j Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the device arranged for use as a WOTK stand;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the removable steps used in connection with thedevice;

Fig. 5 is adetail bottom plan view of the outer end'of member 10.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail side elevation showing the hinged connection of the slide with the ladder;

Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the upper portion thereof; a

Fig. 8 is a detail side elevation showing means at one side of the ladder for securing the removable step;

, Fig. 9 isasimilar view showing the means atthe other side thereof;

lBig. 10 is a horizontal section through one of the removable steps showing the means for connecting it; and 7 Fig. 11. is a detail section showing the connection of the device for use as a kiddie slide.

This combined ladder and slide comprises a step member 1 and a slide member 10 hingedly and detachably connected at their upper ends and connected midway their ends by foldable braces which braces are exactly alike and so one only will he described in detail.

The ladder section 1 is composed of two side bars or rails 2 and 3 which as usual converge toward their upper ends and are connected by a plurality of steps 4 and 5 arranged suitable distances apart the steps 4 being permanently attached while the steps 5 are removable for a purpose presently to be described.

The removable steps 5, any desired number of'which may be employed, two being here shown, are equipped at their opposite ends with metal plates 6 and 7 which are provided respectively with a longitudinally extending tongue 8 and transversely spaced right angular lugs 9. The tongue 8 is designed to interlockingly engage a slot 31 formed in the upper edge of a plate secured to the inner face of the side rail 2 with the end portion thereof projecting into a groove 32 arranged transversely of said rail 2 and which is designed to receive and support one end of the step 5. The hooks formed by the lugs 9 are designed to hook over the edge of the plate 35 attached to the inner face of side rail 3 at a point diametrically opposite plate 30. has a centrally disposed car 36 which extends into the groove 32 of rail 3 and on opposite sides of which the hooks 9 engage.

The side bars 2 and 3 of the step ladder section 1 are provided at their upper ends on their rear edges with strap irons 3i having' their terminals bent to form hooks 34; which are designed to be detachably engaged with longitudinally slidable shafts or pintles 37 mounted in bearings 38 carried by a plate 40 secured to the inner face of the upper end of slide member 10. These shafts or pintles 37 also pass through bearings or knuckles 39 formed on one edge of a plate 42 which is secured to the lower face of a connecting board d1. The bearings 39 operate to hingedly connect the plate 41 with the upper end of the member 10. The plate +12 is a lso provided on its inner edge with outwardly and upwardly extending hooks which are designed to be detachably engaged with rods 33 which extend transversely at intervals through the side bars 2 and 3 of the section 1 under the fixed steps or rungs of the ladder.

This plate The shafts or pintles 37 are provided near their inner ends with laterally extending arms 44 which are designed for manipulating the shafts to reciprocate them back and forth. A stop 45 is located in the path of these shafts between the inner ends there- 7 of for limiting the inward movement of the tending therethrough and equipped with a wing nut 49. This bolt 47 is designed to pass also through an aperture in the metal faced platform or connecting board 41 as is shown clearly in Figs. 6 and 11. This bolt 47 is designed to hold the board 41 in fixed position against the upper end of the inner facevof member 10 when the slide section 1 is to be used in the position shown in Figs. 2,3 and 4 so that the hooks 43 may be engaged with the rods 33 and the section 10 reliably supported at its inner ends.

The foldablebraces 20 which connect the sections 1 and. 10 are exactly alike so that one only will be described in detail.

Each brace 20 is composed of three sections 21,22 and 23 pivotally connected and each providedwith an extension at its pivot. ed end and equipped with means to receive and, support the adjacent section when said sections are in extendedposition as shown in Figs. 1'to 4. '7 These sections are made of varying lengths, section 21 being longer :than section 22 which latter is the inter-V mediate section and section 22 longer than the end section 23/which is pivoted at its outer end'to the side edge of the member 10,

theouter end of section 21 is pivoted to the edge or outer face of the side bars 2 and 3.

The braces 20 are pivotally connected wit-h the members 1 and 10 atpoints spaced inwardly from their upper ends about the same 7 distance and are designed to support the sections 1 and 10 in relation to'each other when used for various purposes.

' and when these sections are opened their pivoted ends lap and engage so that they will be rigidly connected as is shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4. The support 25 operates as a leg for supporting the outer end when the'section 10 is used as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. When not designed to support this end the brace 26 is folded as shown in Fig.

3 which permits the foot or support 25 to lie flat against the inner face of the member 10.

A cleat 28 extends transversely across the inner face of section 10 at its lower end and is of a length to fit between the 'furcations of the supporting member 25 being equipped with a turn button 28 which engages the support 25 when the member is used as shown in Fig. 3 with its lower end resting on the floor or other supporting surface.

hen the device is to be used as a step ladder as shown in'F 1g. 1 the upper ends of the members 1 and 10 are hingedly connect-' ed by engaging the hooks 34 with the pinl'les 37 which is accomplished by sliding the pintles outwardly into said hooks. When in this position the board or top step 41 rests on the upper edges of the side members 2 and 3. on section 1 and forms the ordinary platform provided with step ladders.

This step ladder when in the position above described may be also used asa slide for larger children which climbto the top of the section 1 and then slide down the steep incline formed by section 10. The section 10 is provided along its side edges with outwardly extending flanges 11 to form guides for the sliding children, it being of course understood that the surface-0f the member 10 is very smooth to permit free sliding thereover.

When the device is to be used as a kiddie slide for large children it is arranged in the position shown in Fig. 2. To effect this arrangement sections 1 and 10 are first disconnected at their upper ends, by sliding the pintles 37 inwardly to release the hooks 43.

The platform board 41 is then folded inwardly and secured bypassing the bolt 47 which is carriedby the section101 through said board. The application of the wing nut 49 holds the platform board securely againstthe inner face of the member 10 and adapts the hooks 43 to be engaged with one of the rods 33 of section 1. The removable step 5 is detached before the member 10 is engaged with the rod 33 so that the children may climb up the steps of member 1 and pass between the upper-ends of the side rails 2 and S-thereof onto the slide member 10. said member being raised into the position shown in Fig. 2 and supported by the braces 20 and the support 25.

When the device is to be used for smaller children it is arranged in the position shown in Fi 3 by removing several of the detachable steps 5 and connecting the end of member 10 with one of the lower rods 33 and then folding inwardly the supporting member 25 and permitting the lower end of member 10 to rest on the floor so that tiny tots may slide down the member 10 without danger of falling and in case they should fall they would not be seriously injured.

When the device is to be used as a work bench it is arranged as shown in Fig. 4

with the member 10 extending substantially ,at right angles to the member 1 and supported by engaging the hooks 43 with the lower rod of section 1 which is in substantial alinement with the upper end of the sup porting base or foot 25, the braces operating to support the member 10 for use as a workbench.

When the device is not in use the braces 26 and 20 are folded with the members 1 and 10 lying substantially parallel with each other and it may then be stored in a comparatively small space.

I claim In a device of the character described, a step section, a connecting board, said step section and connecting board having bearing members, a slide section, strap irons carried by the slide section, said strap irons adapted to be positioned adjacent to the bearing members, pintles adapted to extend through the bearing members and strap irons to pivotally connect the step section and slide section, and connecting board, said pintles adapted to be moved towards each other to disconnect the step section and slide section, and means for restricting inward movement thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signatu re.

FRANKLIN G. EST. 

